Chaffin Air Conditioning Doubles Crop Production With Venstar Thermostats and Skyport
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Remote Control Maintains Grow Room Climate and
Doubles Crop Production
Results and Analytics
Temperature &
humidity control
2x
Crop
production
Remote
monitoring
Challenge: Maintain Temperatures and Humidity in Grow Rooms
Chaffin Air Conditioning needed to control humidity and temperatures in grow rooms to ensure crop viability, enable remote access and control of thermostats using a mobile app, monitor HVAC equipment remotely, and provide an affordable alternative to expensive energy management systems—all with one brand of thermostat to control all types of HVAC systems.
Solution
Venstar ColorTouch, Remote Temperature Sensors and Skyport Mobile App
- Remotely monitor and control thermostats with a mobile app
- Control air conditioning units including those with steam humidifiers as well as those with dehumidifiers
- Ability to remotely view the system and energy usage
- Utilize remote sensors in areas without thermostats
Results
Double Production Output, Increased Profits
- An affordable alternative to an expensive energy management system
- Ensure exact temperatures and humidity for optimal growing environment
- Remote monitoring and control of temperatures and humidity
- Reliability to ensure the proper environmental conditions
“With Venstar’s Skyport, we can remotely control the ColorTouch thermostats to maintain proper temperature and humidity to ensure the health of the crop, which doubled crop production.”
Patrick Chaffin, Chaffin Air Conditioning
Inside Chaffin Air's Grow Room Climate Control System
Chaffin Air Conditioning installed Venstar ColorTouch thermostats, Remote Temperature Sensors, and Skyport Mobile App to maintain precise temperature and humidity in commercial grow rooms. The system controls air conditioning units with steam humidifiers and dehumidifiers to ensure crop viability.
Precise Grow Room Climate Control
Grow rooms require exact temperatures and humidity levels for optimal crop health. ColorTouch thermostats maintain these conditions while remote sensors monitor areas without direct thermostat placement.
Remote Monitoring and Control
Using Skyport Mobile App, Chaffin Air can remotely monitor and control thermostats to maintain proper temperature and humidity. The team can view system and energy usage from anywhere, enabling quick response to environmental changes.
Remote Sensors for Complete Coverage
Remote Temperature Sensors are utilized in areas without thermostats, allowing averaged temperature readings across grow rooms for consistent environmental control throughout each facility.
Affordable Energy Management Alternative
Venstar provides an affordable alternative to expensive energy management systems. One brand of thermostat controls all types of HVAC systems, simplifying installation and ongoing management.
Reliability for Crop Health
The system delivers the reliability needed to ensure proper environmental conditions at all times, supporting healthy crop development and doubled production output.
Overall Results: Double Production Output and Increased Profits
By implementing Venstar ColorTouch thermostats with Skyport and Remote Temperature Sensors, Chaffin Air Conditioning doubled crop production while ensuring exact temperatures and humidity for an optimal growing environment. The solution provides remote monitoring and control, reliability for proper environmental conditions, and an affordable alternative to expensive energy management systems.
About
Venstar, founded in 1992 and based in Southern California, designs and builds a broad variety of innovative thermostats with over 10 million units installed.
Venstar’s Skyport Cloud service provides businesses with a secure and private, powerful cloud service for command and control of HVAC systems from anywhere in the world.
The company’s Surveyor Energy Management System enables retailers, restaurant chains, and other multi-location businesses to remotely monitor, manage, and control energy consumption, while reducing maintenance expenses. Currently, Surveyor is used to control over 100,000 HVAC systems and building lighting in more than 30,000 retail locations across North America.
Venstar LLC is a wholly owned business unit of Daikin Comfort Technologies North America, Inc. (Daikin), a subsidiary of Daikin Industries, Ltd.
“With Venstar’s Skyport, we can remotely access and control all thermostats to manage temperature and humidity across grow rooms.”
Patrick Chaffin, Chaffin Air Conditioning
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